The therapeutic encounter : a cross-modality approach

Focusing on the client-therapist relationship at the core of counselling & psychotherapy practice, this book introduces a model effective across all therapeutic approaches. It provides a cross-modality framework for practice by engaging the trainee directly in the drama of the therapeutic encoun...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bott, David (Author), Howard, Pam (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE , c2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Theorising process : contemporary perspectives
  • 2. Refusal to join in: dilemma: how can I take part if I can't make a mistake?
  • 3. Battle for control: dilemma: how can I find love when I can't show that I'm vulnerable
  • 4. Engaging with the emotionally unavailable: dilemma: how can I get close and still be myself?
  • 5. Need to be loved: dilemma: how can I keep everyone happy and still get my own needs met?
  • 6. Inability to relate: dilemma: how can I get love and still be self-sufficient?
  • 7. Encountering oppositionality: dilemma: how can I get my way when I can't say what I want?
  • 8. Therapeutic encounter: a safe emergency